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I have made the Chardonnay and the Symphony from US Elite. They are only about 6 months old at this point but from the samples I've tried I'm pleased. The kits were simple to make and cleared well etc. I checked out as a guest without a tax ID number and the kits arrived about a week later...

Great, I'll be curious to see how you like it.

I'd say Mezza Luna White or Luna Bianca. They are both backsweetened with an f-pac and are good early drinkers in my opinion.

I usually use a couple of clear bottles for the last bottles I fill from the carboy. That way I can see if I picked up any sediment off the bottom. I save those for topping off other carboy's after racking.

Sorry, not my top 5, but last night I opened up my first bottle of Rosso Fortissimo at only 8 months old and I have to rank that right at the top.

I've made the Luna Bianca twice and the Mezza once. They are both very good! The Luna is a lot bigger, fuller, richer.. I'm not sure what is the right term but hopefully you get what I mean. Test by adding 1/2 or 3/4 of the F-pac to either of these and taste before adding more. I added...

And now I'm scratching my head..

The primary fermenting bucket I use for red wines has some scratches on the bottom, probably from using the drill mounted stirrer. No matter how much I scrub I still always have some darker staining from the red wine left in those scratches. Is this a cause for concern? Am I risking bacterial...

I thought I was the only one to age my 1/2 bottles for 30 minutes. Just long enough to get a little chill in the fridge! Drinky drinky..

Hey Dino, it looks like your Pinot is still being made but the Zin is discontinued. Glad to hear you liked the kit. I still haven't had a chance to start mine. Hopefully this weekend!

That explains why it was on sale.. I'm willing to take a chance with it since it was so cheap. Hopefully it will be a decent early drinker. It does have the skins btw.

Yes it's the Cellar Craft Sterling not the Showcase. I don't think it comes with skins but I haven't opened the box. I'll have to wait till I get home from work.. Hmmmm..

Has anyone made this kit? I just picked one up on sale at my local brew shop for cheap. I was thinking about re-using my grape skin pack that I have in my Super Tuscan. Just wondering if anyone had made this and what the results were? It says it won a silver medal.

I've made the Luna Bianca twice now and really like it. I only add about 1/2 of the F-pac after it's fermented dry so it's not too sweet. You can always add more if you like it sweeter. It's a really nice wine though and everyone seems to enjoy it.

I used to have a cabin in Northern MN where it would get down in the -40s from time to time. Ray take a cup of hot water and toss it into the air and it will instantly vaporize. Kinda cool! Literally..

I know you can get small boxes charcoal at pet stores. People use it for aquarium filters.

I just wanted to post a quick update since there's not much here on these US Elite kits. I started their Chardonnay about 2 months ago. It fermented down to .994 with no problems. The instructions said that it was not necessary to degas but I did anyway. It had gas in it but not as much as...

Well I wouldn't say I feel entitled to my own money.. lol! Which I'm sure SS will be gone by the time I'm 65 or 67 or 72. I sure get used to having a budget and having to live within my budget. Unlike the government. So when I lose 120 per month it hurts.